The Sardine News And Conditions Page

The Sardine News And Conditions Page

The Sardine News And Conditions Page: Welcome to our weather and ocean conditions page…starting with the news and then over to the fabulously talented Windy.com!

  • MYDO Tackle Talk: Big Baits, Flying Fish and Tiny Couta Traces

    MYDO Tackle Talk: Big Baits, Flying Fish and Tiny Couta Traces

    MYDO Tackle Talk: Big Baits, Flying Fish and Tiny Couta Traces Coming to you from Jeffreys Bay, this edition of MYDO Tackle Talk runs through an interesting collection of traces and lure setups, starting with the big stuff before getting into some clever little rigs. Sometimes taking a step backwards, helps you go forwards –…

  • Fishing Lwandile Point with Sasta Hill Lodge

    Fishing Lwandile Point with Sasta Hill Lodge

    Escaping the Mud: Fishing Lwandile After four days of torrential rain trapping us in the thick mud of Mngcibe, the Sardine News crew finally broke free and headed south to Sasta Lodge in Lwandile. Navigating the treacherous, clay-heavy Transkei roads required a serious vehicle, proving why a 4×4 is first choice during the wet season.…

  • NSRI – Strand – 22 September. A Good Samaritan rescues a swimmer in distress

    NSRI – Strand – 22 September. A Good Samaritan rescues a swimmer in distress

    Good Samaritans praised by the Gordons Bay NSRI At 15h28, Monday, 21 September, NSRI Gordons Bay duty crew were activated following reports from NSRI EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) of a swimmer in distress caught in rip currents in the surf zone at Strand Beach. NSRI rescue swimmers responded directly to the scene while NSRI Gordons…

  • The Wild Coast in Summertime

    The Wild Coast in Summertime

    Wild Coast, Wild Times Four wheel drives were invented for the Transkei Wild Coast. And even then, you got no guarantees. That black mud is formidable. Just walking around can be a challenge in the wet. How and Why We have been on The Sardine News AI SEO GEO Tour for 5 months now. The…

  • A man swept up the Umgeni River rescued by Good Samaritans:

    A man swept up the Umgeni River rescued by Good Samaritans:

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: UMGENI RIVER RESCUE NSRI – STATION 5, Durban NSRI – Durban – Tuesday, 1 September. A man swept up the Umgeni River rescued by Good Samaritans: Paul Bevis, NSRI Durban coxswain, said: At 15h13, Monday, 31 August, NSRI Durban duty crew and the KZN Surf Rescue network were activated following reports of…

Conditions by Windy.com

First up we have the wind and weather, then the fabulous depiction of the ever-important Agulhas Current. And even a satellite image makes Windy.com the go-to website for weather, every time.

Waves and Weather Forecast

A HUGE thanks to source: Windy.com for licensing these embedded maps for us to use.

Moon and Tides

Sardines and Sighting Maps

Here are the links to existing and past Sardine Sighting Maps. With instructions on how to install The Sardine News right on your phone, tablet, or even desktop.

2026 Sardine Map

2025 Sardine Map

2025 Sardine Map

2023 Sardine Map

2022 Sardine Map

2012 Sardine Map

Channels

Brucifire Surf Retorts – highly entertaining  surf reporting

Master Watermen – news from way down deep

The Sardine News – neva miss a single  sardine

FishBazaruto – 1000 pounds plus

MYDO Tackle Talk – highly technical  sport fishing

Surf Launching Southern Africa – getting out there safely

Water Woes – complain about your municipality here

Websites

umzimkulu.co.za – fishing, charters, accommodation
umzimkuluadrenalin.co.za –  will get you right out and onto the edge
thesardine.co.za – never miss a single sardine
masterwatermen.co.za – news from under water
fishbazaruto.com – dreams are out there
brucifire.co.za – surf retorts
fishmad.co.za – destination Madagascar
andantelodge.co.za – Transit luxury in Pretoria

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